Shoe attachment



' Au 6, 1929. A G, BUGLE 1,723,918

SHOE ATTACHMENT Filed D60. 12, 1927 INVENTOR ATTORN EY Vii Patented Aug.6, 1929.

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UNETED Ellhd'i ARTHUR G. BUG-LEE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOE ATTACL'ZIVEENT.

Application filed December 12, 1927.

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in shoe attachmentsand more particularly to a mud guard for a shoe or slipper and has forits principal object the provision of an improved construction of thischaracter which will be highly efficient in use and economical inmanufacture.

It is a known fa t that particles of mud and water are thrown by shoesupon the garments of the wearer during walking or running action and itis one of the principal objects of this invention to provide a simplearrangement for preventing this throwing or splashing of mud or otherparticles upon the garments of the wearer during walking.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a mud guard forshoes or Oxfords having a novel and simple arrangement for permittingexpeditions attachment of the guard to the heel portion of the shoe orOX- ford.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. l is a fragmentary side view of an Oxford showing my improved mudguard associated therewith; and

Fig. 2 is an under side view of the same.

Referring to the drawing, an Oxford is indicated at 10. This Oxfordincludes heel 11 of the ordinary construction. My improved mud guardincludes a band 12 preferably formed of elastic material and adapted toembrace the heel ll of the Oxford 10. This band 12 is formed as anintegral part of a guard body 13. This guard body 13 has an inner edgeportion 14- curved to conform to the curvature of the heel portion ofthe shoe and in order to dispose this edge portion at a proper pointwith respect to the heel portion of the shoe. The top edge 15 of theband is tapered whereby to produce a narrow portion 16 which passesunder the arch of the shoe.

The guard body 13 is of cup formation and when applied to the shoe isarranged in $5eria1 No. 239,557.

inverted position as best shown in Fig. 1 and along the edges 16 of thebody 13 there is provided a gutter or trough 17 for the purpose ofcatching particles of mud and water and draining the. same to the outletends 18 of the gutter which are disposed adjacent the heel of the shoe,thus preventing splashing or throwing of mud and water upon the outersurface of the body 13 or there-above for deposit upon the shoe orstocking of the wearer. The guard body is detachably fined in positionby means of a tack 19 having its head 20 concealed by a strip 21 securedto the guard body 18 in any approved manner.

While I have illustrated my invention being associated with an Oxford,it is manifest that the invention may be associated with any well knowntype of footwear such as shoes and boots or the like.

In walking, the shoes of the individual will throw or otherwise splashmatter upon the shoe or stocking and to prevent this, when my improvedguard is associated with a shoe or the like, the guard body 13 is solocated as to extend rearwardly from the heel of the shoe and in thepath of throw of this matter.

The mud or water will not drain from the outer edges of the guard bodybut rather be caught by the gutter or trough and drained to a pointadjacent the heel of the shoe.

It is preferable that the guard body be formed of rubber or other softmaterial so as not to damage articles that the heel might come intocontact with but it is understood that the material from which the mudguard is formed need not be limited to a rubber composition.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification, without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail. myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having thus described my invention what adjacent the base portion ofsaid member, and a heel encircling band extending ont- Wardly from saidbase portion whereby said in member may be secured in association withthe heel of a shoe.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

ARTHUR G. BUGLER.

